GeForce GTX 960 vs Radeon RX Vega M GL
Aggregate performance score
We've compared Radeon RX Vega M GL with GeForce GTX 960, including specs and performance data.
GTX 960 outperforms RX Vega M GL by an impressive 56% based on our aggregate benchmark results.
Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | 457 | 356 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | 49 |
| Cost-effectiveness evaluation | no data | 7.93 |
| Power efficiency | 10.68 | 9.05 |
| Architecture | GCN 4.0 (2016−2020) | Maxwell 2.0 (2014−2019) |
| GPU code name | Polaris 22 | GM206 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Desktop |
| Release date | 1 February 2018 (7 years ago) | 22 January 2015 (10 years ago) |
| Launch price (MSRP) | no data | $199 |
Cost-effectiveness evaluation
The higher the performance-to-price ratio, the better. We use the manufacturer's recommended prices for comparison.
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | 1280 | 1024 |
| Core clock speed | 931 MHz | 1127 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 1011 MHz | 1178 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 5,000 million | 2,940 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | 80.88 | 75.39 |
| Floating-point processing power | 2.588 TFLOPS | 2.413 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | 32 | 32 |
| TMUs | 80 | 64 |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Bus support | no data | PCI Express 3.0 |
| Interface | IGP | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Length | no data | 241 mm |
| Height | no data | 4.376" (11.1 cm) |
| Width | no data | 2-slot |
| Recommended system power (PSU) | no data | 400 Watt |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | 1x 6-pin |
| SLI options | - | + |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | HBM2 | GDDR5 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Memory bus width | 1024 Bit | 128 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | 700 MHz | 7.0 GB/s |
| Memory bandwidth | 179.2 GB/s | 112 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.
| Display Connectors | No outputs | Dual Link DVI-I, HDMI 2.0, 3x DisplayPort 1.2 |
| Multi monitor support | no data | 4 displays |
| HDMI | - | + |
| HDCP | - | + |
| Maximum VGA resolution | no data | 2048x1536 |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
| Audio input for HDMI | no data | Internal |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| GameStream | - | + |
| GeForce ShadowPlay | - | + |
| GPU Boost | no data | 2.0 |
| GameWorks | - | + |
API and SDK compatibility
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | 12 (12_0) | 12 (12_1) |
| Shader Model | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| OpenGL | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| OpenCL | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | 1.2.131 | + |
| CUDA | - | + |
Synthetic benchmark performance
Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.
Combined synthetic benchmark score
This is our combined benchmark score.
Passmark
This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.
Gaming performance
Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.
Average FPS across all PC games
Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:
| Full HD | 40−45
−62.5%
| 65
+62.5%
|
| 4K | 18−20
−61.1%
| 29
+61.1%
|
Cost per frame, $
| 1080p | no data | 3.06 |
| 4K | no data | 6.86 |
FPS performance in popular games
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−45.6%
|
80−85
+45.6%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−61.8%
|
55−60
+61.8%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 140−150
−37.5%
|
190−200
+37.5%
|
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−36.8%
|
90−95
+36.8%
|
| Fortnite | 55−60
−45.6%
|
80−85
+45.6%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 35−40
−36.1%
|
49
+36.1%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−61.8%
|
55−60
+61.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−100%
|
50
+100%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 65−70
−36.8%
|
90−95
+36.8%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 30−35
−61.8%
|
55−60
+61.8%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
−12%
|
28
+12%
|
Full HD
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 55−60
−45.6%
|
80−85
+45.6%
|
4K
High Preset
| Grand Theft Auto V | 20−22
−35%
|
27−30
+35%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 10−11
−100%
|
20−22
+100%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Dota 2 | 35−40
−51.4%
|
50−55
+51.4%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 9−10
−55.6%
|
14−16
+55.6%
|
4K
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 9−10
−66.7%
|
14−16
+66.7%
|
Full HD
Low Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
Full HD
Medium Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
Full HD
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 5 | 45−50
+0%
|
45−50
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
Full HD
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 50−55
+0%
|
50−55
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 60−65
+0%
|
60−65
+0%
|
| Valorant | 120−130
+0%
|
120−130
+0%
|
1440p
High Preset
| Counter-Strike 2 | 27−30
+0%
|
27−30
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike: Global Offensive | 110−120
+0%
|
110−120
+0%
|
| Grand Theft Auto V | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 18−20
+0%
|
18−20
+0%
|
| PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | 140−150
+0%
|
140−150
+0%
|
| Valorant | 150−160
+0%
|
150−160
+0%
|
1440p
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 40−45
+0%
|
40−45
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 35−40
+0%
|
35−40
+0%
|
| The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
1440p
Epic Preset
| Fortnite | 30−35
+0%
|
30−35
+0%
|
4K
High Preset
| Atomic Heart | 12−14
+0%
|
12−14
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Metro Exodus | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Valorant | 80−85
+0%
|
80−85
+0%
|
4K
Ultra Preset
| Battlefield 5 | 21−24
+0%
|
21−24
+0%
|
| Counter-Strike 2 | 10−12
+0%
|
10−12
+0%
|
| Cyberpunk 2077 | 6−7
+0%
|
6−7
+0%
|
| Far Cry 5 | 16−18
+0%
|
16−18
+0%
|
| Forza Horizon 4 | 24−27
+0%
|
24−27
+0%
|
This is how RX Vega M GL and GTX 960 compete in popular games:
- GTX 960 is 63% faster in 1080p
- GTX 960 is 61% faster in 4K
Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:
- in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, with 1080p resolution and the High Preset, the GTX 960 is 100% faster.
All in all, in popular games:
- GTX 960 is ahead in 17 tests (27%)
- there's a draw in 46 tests (73%)
Pros & cons summary
| Performance score | 8.73 | 13.66 |
| Recency | 1 February 2018 | 22 January 2015 |
| Chip lithography | 14 nm | 28 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 65 Watt | 120 Watt |
RX Vega M GL has an age advantage of 3 years, a 100% more advanced lithography process, and 84.6% lower power consumption.
GTX 960, on the other hand, has a 56.5% higher aggregate performance score.
The GeForce GTX 960 is our recommended choice as it beats the Radeon RX Vega M GL in performance tests.
Be aware that Radeon RX Vega M GL is a notebook card while GeForce GTX 960 is a desktop one.
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